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CENTCOM Chief, UAE Defense brass talk keeping pressure on IS in Iraq, Syri
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI/Sputnik): US Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander General Frank McKenzie met and discussed with senior Emirati defence officials the importance of maintaining pressure on the Islamic State terrorist group (banned in Russia) in Syria, Iraq and other countries,
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Jaishankar calls on Speaker of Israel's Knesset, holds wide-ranging discus
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 19 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Tuesday called on Mickey Levy, Speaker of Knesset of Israel and held wide-ranging discussions with him, along with Chairman of Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee of the visiting country.
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One of North Korea-launched missiles likely landed outside Japan's EEZ: De
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], October 19 (ANI/Sputnik): One of the ballistic missiles launched by North Korea has presumably landed outside Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said on Tuesday.
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Japan to improve missile defence capabilities with eye on China
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], October 19 (ANI): Amid China's growing military assertiveness, Japan has indicated that the country will improve its missile defence capabilities, including the tracking and interception capabilities against possible threats from the air.
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US to release only Afghan prisoner from Guantanamo Bay
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 16 (ANI): The US will be releasing two prisoners from Guantanamo Bay including the only Afghan left in the jail, Asadullah Haroongul.
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Over 40 Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers in West Bank
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Gaza [Palestine], October 16 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 40 Palestinians were injured on Friday in clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, the Palestinian Red Crescent said.
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Karabakh authorities say Azerbaijani forces opened fire at army ambulance
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Yerevan [Armenia], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The Defense Ministry of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic said on Friday that Azerbaijani soldiers opened fire at an ambulance vehicle belonging to the Karabakh defense army.
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56 arrested in South Africa for holding officials hostage
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 56 veterans were arrested on Thursday night after South African police rescued three officials who were held hostage.
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China-Pak military relations under strain due to substandard servicing, ma
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], October 15 (ANI): Ties between China and Pakistan, fostered with Beijing supplying a range of modern armaments to Islamabad's defense forces, have come under strain over unreliable Chinese military hardware and poor, substandard servicing and maintenance.
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Syria used no air defense at Israel's F-16s due to 2 civilian planes nearb
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], October 15 (Sputnik): The Syrian military decided not to use air defense systems at the time of the Israeli aviation attack on Wednesday, since there were two civil aircraft in the affected area, Rear Adm. Vadim Kulit, deputy head of the Russian Center for the Reconciliatio
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In the face of threats from authoritarian actors Taiwan stands on democrac
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], October 14 (ANI): Amid the unrelenting Chinese incursions into Taiwan's air defence identification zone, President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday said that the country stands on democracy's first line of defense, in the face of increasing threats from authoritarian actors.
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Taliban say West not responding to request to unfreeze Afghan reserves
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], October 13 (ANI): The Taliban on Tuesday said that western countries have remained silent in response to the request to unfreeze foreign Afghan assets in international banks.
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